James O'Keefehttp://www.pfaw.org/
Fri, 20 May 2016 16:50:03 -0400Fri, 20 May 2016 16:53:49 -0400Paranoia-Rama: Fake News And Fox Newshttp://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/paranoia-rama-fake-news-and-fox-news
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<p><em>RWW&rsquo;s <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/category/topics/paranoia-rama">Paranoia-Rama</a> takes a look at five of the week&rsquo;s most absurd conspiracy theories from the Right. </em></p>
<p>Not content with just spreading birther conspiracy theories about the president, at least one far-right broadcaster is now looking into whether Michelle Obama is lying about her gender, while conservative &ldquo;investigator&rdquo; James O&rsquo;Keefe blows his latest operation.</p>
<p><strong>5) Obama Will &lsquo;Rape Your Children&rsquo; </strong></p>
<p>The Religious Right <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/tony-perkins-obama-wants-us-surrender-our-children">had</a> <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gop-rep-us-going-downhill-thanks-legal-contraception-lgbt-rights">a</a> <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/bryan-fischer-maybe-texas-will-secede-over-obamas-demonic-transgender-directive">very</a> <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/perkins-impeach-obama-over-trans-kids-using-bathroom">mild</a> <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/mat-staver-obama-forcing-lgbt-rights-down-our-throats">and</a> <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/daubenmire-sodomy-focused-army-trying-ramrod-sexual-anarchy-down-throats-mainstream-america">calm</a> <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/ew-jackson-dictatorship-sexual-proletariat-committing-cultural-terrorism-leading-us-moral-da">reaction</a> to a letter from the Obama administration instructing school districts to treat transgender students &ldquo;consistent with the student&rsquo;s gender identity,&rdquo; and the one conservative pundit with the most reasonable reaction was <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rick-wiles-obama-and-satan-will-rape-your-children">Rick Wiles</a>.</p>
<p>Wiles told listeners this week that the letter could trigger a &ldquo;civil war&rdquo; where those who oppose the decision are &ldquo;beaten in the streets.&rdquo;</p>
<p>He warned listeners that President Obama is &ldquo;<a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rick-wiles-obama-and-satan-will-rape-your-children">coming into the schools to rape your children</a>.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Satan wants to rape your children,&rdquo; he added.</p>
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<p><strong>4) Fake News Explosion </strong></p>
<p>A recent report from <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/anti-trans-hoaxes-on-fake-news-websites?utm_term=.vnLEDl05Q#.ut72PYVL9">Buzzfeed News</a> on &ldquo;fake news websites&rdquo; with names like &ldquo;Associated Media Coverage,&rdquo; &ldquo;National Report&rdquo; and &ldquo;World News Daily Report&rdquo; found that such outlets are cranking out totally bunk stories feeding into right-wing promoted fears about the dangers of transgender women and LGBT-inclusive policies, and many of them have gone viral, picking up tens of thousands of Facebook shares and even finding their way onto conservative news outlets.</p>
<p>One of the men behind &ldquo;National Report&rdquo; told BuzzFeed that the recent debate over North Carolina&rsquo;s anti-LGBT law, HB2, has been &ldquo;easy money,&rdquo; noting that his site profits from conservatives&rsquo; &ldquo;persecution complex.&rdquo;</p>
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&ldquo;As you have likely noticed, the bathroom issue has really hit a nerve with evangelicals and Conservatives making it a ripe topic for ridicule,&rdquo; said Allen Montgomery, the pseudonym used by a man who runs NationalReport.net and other fake news sites.<br />
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&ldquo;These topics that highlight their (perceived) persecution complex are good business for those in the hoax and/or satire industry.&rdquo; He said he&rsquo;s only published three or four stories pegged on the bathroom issue, but that others are going after what he calls the &ldquo;easy money&rdquo; of HB2 hoaxes.<br />
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The result is that fake news sites are churning out new trans-themed stories on an almost-daily basis to capitalize on the political polarization and anti-LGBT stance at the heart of HB2.</blockquote>
<p>Indeed, we have <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-pundit-falls-fake-story-about-pope-francis">frequently</a> <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/renew-america-pundit-falls-joke-reports-claiming-michelle-obama-transgender-woman-barack-oba">seen</a> <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/kamal-saleem-obama-attended-dc-mosque-christmas-while-vacationing-hawaii">conservatives</a> use totally fabricated claims originating from National Report articles to push fears about <a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/10/05/fox-falls-for-fake-story-about-obama-personally/196304">President Obama</a>, <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/ted-cruz-adviser-falls-internet-hoaxes-about-sharia-courts-texas-and-michigan">Sharia law in the U.S.</a>, <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/drudge-report-falls-fake-story-about-antichrist-pope-merging-islam-and-christianity">Pope Francis</a> and <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/michael-brown-cites-bogus-article-defend-harassment-hoax">LGBT-themed policies</a>.<br />
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The mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/paranoia-rama-week-right-wing-lunacy-111">had to issue an official response</a> to an article on the spoof site alleging that the city decided to &ldquo;fully implement Sharia law,&rdquo; and one San Francisco school was <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/paranoia-rama-war-christmas-hoax-obamas-gay-revenge-plot-nuke-charleston">inundated with threats</a> following a National Report story about a nonexistent school with a similar name supposedly suspending a nine-year-old student for saying &ldquo;Merry Christmas&rdquo; to an atheist teacher. In 2013, <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/07/entertainment/la-et-st-fox-news-anna-kooiman-obama-muslim-museum-funding-shutdown-20131007">a Fox News anchor</a> &ldquo;apologized for falsely reporting that President Obama would personally pay to keep the International Museum of Muslim Cultures open during the government shutdown,&rdquo; a bogus story that <a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/10/05/fox-falls-for-fake-story-about-obama-personally/196304">originated in the National Report</a>.</p>
<p><strong>3) Still No Gun Grab </strong></p>
<p>In his final year in office, President Obama has yet to carry out the grand gun grab that conservatives have been predicting will take place since before he was elected.</p>
<p>Naturally, <a href="http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/05/20/fox-host-agrees-nra-lie-clinton-obama-want-take-their-guns/210517">Fox News</a> put their own spin on the realization that Obama still hasn&rsquo;t moved to confiscate firearms, with pundit Charles Payne warning today that Hillary Clinton &ldquo;is really adamant about carrying on this goal of taking firearms from Americans&rdquo; and will undoubtedly &ldquo;figure out a creative way to take guns or at least stop people from buying new guns.&rdquo;</p>
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<p><strong>2) Investigation Gone Wrong </strong></p>
<p>James O&rsquo;Keefe, the right-wing activist who has made a living launching <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2013/03/08/james-okeefe-pays-100000-to-acorn-employee-he-smeared-conservative-media-yawns/#676dc5403a78">smear</a> <a href="http://mediamatters.org/research/2010/01/27/big-falsehoods-a-guide-to-andrew-breitbarts-lie/159629">campaigns</a> <a href="http://thehill.com/capital-living/in-the-know/100105-filmmaker-okeefe-sentenced-in-sen-mary-landrieu-break-in">against</a> <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/01/james-o-keefe-aims-at-hillary-stings-self.html">liberals</a>, was hot on the trail of his latest big scoop when he burned his own case.</p>
<p>As he told the conservative outlet <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/05/19/exclusive-james-okeefe-outs-george-soros-sting/">Breitbart</a>, O&rsquo;Keefe tried to set up a meeting with the Open Society Foundations, which was founded by George Soros, while posing as a Hungarian businessman as part of an investigation into billionaires who &ldquo;create agitprop movements to undermine democracy.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Soros has long been <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/11/10/glenn-becks-anti-semitic-attack-on-george-soros.html">a target of far-right pundits</a> who believe he is surreptitiously orchestrating world events.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, as O&rsquo;Keefe told Breitbart, he forgot to hang up the phone while leaving a voicemail with an Open Society staff member, accidentally detailing his plans while the recording was ongoing. He went to Breitbart to reveal this slip up just in case the staffer tipped off media outlets to his &ldquo;investigation.&rdquo;</p>
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So I left this individual a voicemail, but I forgot to hang up the phone. I thought the call was finished, and my team and I started discussing plans to make more phone calls to the Open Society Foundations as well as to organizations like [it]. And all of this was being recorded on a voicemail [message]. There may have been conversations with my staff pertaining to the Soros foundation. And I think it lasted about 10 minutes.<br />
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I also think the Soros Foundation shared this recording with members of the media, who may be publishing it at some point.</blockquote>
<p>But don&rsquo;t worry, O&rsquo;Keefe <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/05/19/exclusive-james-okeefe-outs-george-soros-sting/">promises</a> some big news soon, as he claims to &ldquo;have at least one full-time individual employed by Hillary Clinton at the upper echelons of her campaign.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>1) Alex Jones Is On The Case</strong></p>
<p>Alex Jones knows that <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/alex-jones-michelle-obama-man-who-murdered-joan-rivers-cover-it">Michelle Obama is a man</a>.</p>
<p>He also knows that she had <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6UySYaw9Q0">Joan Rivers killed</a>.</p>
<p>As the InfoWars host explained to viewers this week, he has seen enough internet videos to corroborate his belief that the first lady is actually a man, and is quite confident that she put a hit on the late comedienne after she joked that the First Lady is a &ldquo;tranny.&rdquo;</p>
<p>We only hope that his pal <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/trumps-team-bigoted-unhinged-conspiracy-theorists-benefiting-donald-trumps-campaign">Donald Trump</a> will get to the bottom of this.</p>
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Brian TashmanAlex JonesC4James O&#039;KeefeParanoia-RamaRick WilesFighting the Right74086Fri, 20 May 2016 15:50:03 -0500James O'Keefe'God's On Our Side': Alex Jones Hails Discredited Right Wing Activist James O'Keefehttp://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gods-our-side-alex-jones-hails-discredited-right-wing-activist-james-okeefe
<p>James O&rsquo;Keefe, the right-wing activist best known for his <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/07/local/la-me-0308-acorn-20130308">discredited</a> <a href="http://mediamatters.org/research/2010/01/27/big-falsehoods-a-guide-to-andrew-breitbarts-lie/159629">attacks</a> against the community service group <a href="http://mediamatters.org/research/2010/06/01/memo-to-media-do-not-trust-andrew-breitbart-and/165555#okeefe3">ACORN</a>, his <a href="http://thehill.com/capital-living/in-the-know/100105-filmmaker-okeefe-sentenced-in-sen-mary-landrieu-break-in">failed attempt to break into</a> then-Sen. Mary Landrieu&rsquo;s office and recent laughable effort to <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/james-okeefe-hillary-video">manufacture a Hillary Clinton campaign finance scandal</a>, is now <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2016/01/12/conservative-activist-james-okeefe-targets-common-core-with-new-hidden-camera-video/">directing his attacks</a> at companies involved with Common Core, an academic standards effort with supporters and critics on both sides of the aisle.</p>
<p>Naturally, O&rsquo;Keefe found a receptive audience in Alex Jones, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3T-8sBEsUo">speaking with</a> the InfoWars broadcaster yesterday about his latest set of &ldquo;sting&rdquo; videos.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re in a war,&rdquo; Jones said, claiming that &ldquo;the real battle for the republic&rdquo; is in the homeland because &ldquo;America is being taken down.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;God&rsquo;s on our side,&rdquo; he <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mBfhlz84V4&feature=youtu.be">told</a> O&rsquo;Keefe. &ldquo;There is Providence. George Washington talked about it. But we have to get on the field. But when we get on the field, everything we do turns to gold.&rdquo; He continued to pour out praise of O&rsquo;Keefe, praising the activist for trying to stop liberals from taking over the U.S. and turning it into a Third World nation.</p>
<p>O&rsquo;Keefe, who once likened his group&rsquo;s activists to <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/james-okeefe-hillary-video">SEAL Team Six</a>, said that while he wasn&rsquo;t comparing himself to military service members, &ldquo;I do think that people need to risk their lives domestically&rdquo; to save America. He then insisted that he has been detained several times by the Department of Homeland Security and has gone &ldquo;through hell doing this work.&rdquo;</p>
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Brian TashmanAlex JonesC4InfoWarsJames O&#039;KeefeFighting the Right67921Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:15:13 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Round-Up - 9/1/15http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-round-9115
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<ul> <li> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/09/01/new-james-okeefe-video-sting-catches-clinton-campaign-being-kind-to-a-canadian/">David Weigel @ The Washington Post</a>: New James O&rsquo;Keefe video: Clinton campaign allowed a foreigner to acquire official swag.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.alan.com/2015/09/01/jared-taylor-trump-best-hope-for-white-people/">Alan Colmes</a>: Jared Taylor: Trump Best Hope For White People.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://tfninsider.org/2015/09/01/david-barton-lectures-pope-francis-really/">Dan @ TFN Insider</a>: David Barton Lectures Pope Francis (Really).</li> <p> <li> <a href="https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2015/08/31/group-attacking-planned-parenthood-linked-extremists">Mark Potok @ Hatewatch</a>: Group Attacking Planned Parenthood Linked to Extremists.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://m.snopes.com/mount-mckinley-denali/">Snopes</a>: FACT CHECK: Does Mt. McKinley&rsquo;s former and new name, "Denali," mean "Black Power" in Kenyan?</li></ul>
Kyle MantylaJames O&#039;KeefeRound-UpDavid Barton 61691Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:36:46 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Round-Up - 5/15/15http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-round-51515
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<ul> <li> <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/judith-miller-james-okeefe-journalism">Brendan James @ TPM</a>: Judith Miller And James O'Keefe Discuss Ethics In Journalism.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://mediamatters.org/video/2015/05/15/limbaugh-the-civil-rights-movement-has-become-a/203666">Media Matters</a>: Limbaugh: The Civil Rights Movement Has Become "An Off-Shoot Of An Effort To Segregate People".</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/boehner-would-fail-his-own-test-patriotism">Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog</a>: Boehner would fail his own test of patriotism.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/rick-santorum-bruce-jenner-can-call-himself-a-woman-but-obviously-and-biologically-hes-not/">Tom Boggioni @ Raw Story</a>: Rick Santorum: Bruce Jenner can call himself a woman &mdash; but &lsquo;obviously and biologically&rsquo; he&rsquo;s not.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.towleroad.com/2015/05/rnc-to-approve-resolution-reaffirming-its-support-of-discriminatory-religious-freedom-measures-read.html">Kyler Geoffroy @ Towleroad</a>: RNC to Approve Resolution Reaffirming Support of Discriminatory 'Religious Freedom' Measures.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.alan.com/2015/05/15/alex-jones-jade-helm-purpose-is-to-prepare-us-for-police-state/">Alan Colmes</a>: Alex Jones: Jade Helm Purpose Is To Prepare Us For &lsquo;Police State&rsquo;.</li></ul>
Kyle MantylaAlex JonesJames O&#039;KeefeRick Santorum Round-Up55796Fri, 15 May 2015 16:36:38 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Round-Up - 4/1/15http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-round-4115
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<ul> <li> <a href="http://blog.pfaw.org/content/arkansas-governor-does-only-partial-retreat-rfra">Paul Gordon @ PFAW
Blog</a>: Arkansas Governor Does Only a Partial Retreat on RFRA.</li> <p> <li> <a
href="http://mediamatters.org/video/2015/03/31/megyn-kelly-hosts-leader-of-anti-gay-hate-group/203110">Media Matters</a>: Megyn
Kelly Hosts Leader Of Anti-Gay Hate Group For Second Straight Night To Defend Indiana's "Religious Freedom" Law.</li>
<p> <li> <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/matthew-gregory-mclaughlin-employer-bridgman">Brendan James @ TPM</a>: Ex-
Boss Of California's 'Kill All Gays' Lawyer Speaks Out: 'Go After Him With A Knife And Fork'.</li> <p> <li>
<a href="http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2015/04/01/texas-gop-lawmakers-divert-hiv-funds-abstinence-education-
program/">Andrea Grimes @ RH Reality Check</a>: Texas GOP Lawmakers Divert HIV Funds to Abstinence Education Program.</li> <p> <li>
<a href="http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/03/james-okeefe-loses-libel-suit">Sam Brodey @ Mother Jones</a>: James
O'Keefe Loses Libel Suit Over Landrieu Incident.</li></ul>
Kyle MantylaJames O&#039;KeefeRound-Up53111Wed, 01 Apr 2015 16:32:26 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Round-Up - 3/25/15http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-round-32515
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<ul> <li> <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/03/25/3638622/ted-cruz-is-like-galileo/">Ari Phillips @ Think Progress</a>: Ted Cruz Compares Himself to Galileo, Calls Those Who Believe In Climate Change &lsquo;Flat-Earthers&rsquo;.</li> <p> <li> <a href="https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/offended-by-an-oath-proposal-would-force-air-force-cadets-to-say-so-help-me">Simon Brown @ Wall of Separation</a>: Offended By An Oath: Proposal Would Force Air Force Cadets To Say &lsquo;So Help Me God'.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/03/25/fox-figures-ted-cruz-speaking-alongside-leading/203036">Libby Watson @ Media Matters</a>: Fox Figures, Ted Cruz Speaking Alongside Leading Islamophobe Who Was Cited By Norwegian Terrorist.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.alan.com/2015/03/25/former-james-okeefe-operative-spills-the-beans/">Alan Colmes</a>: Former James O&rsquo;Keefe Operative Spills The Beans.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/03/25/1373207/-What-it-feels-like-when-you-see-your-face-plastered-on-Glenn-Beck-s-creepy-chalkboard#">Shaun King @ Daily Kos</a>: What it feels like when you see your face plastered on Glenn Beck's creepy chalkboard.</li></ul>
Kyle MantylaJames O&#039;KeefeRound-UpTed CruzGlenn Beck52731Wed, 25 Mar 2015 16:33:17 -0500James O'KeefeParanoia-Rama: Gays To Blame For California Drought & Obama's Plan To Nuke Charleston Exposed!http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/paranoia-rama-gays-blame-california-drought-obamas-plan-nuke-charleston-exposed
<p><em>RWW&rsquo;s <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/category/topics/paranoia-rama">Paranoia-Rama</a> takes a look at five of the week&rsquo;s most absurd conspiracy theories from the Right.</em></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.6363620758057px;">While liberals are busy destroying freedom, committing voter fraud and &ldquo;glitter bombing,&rdquo; it seems that many of us failed to hear the news that President Obama almost nuked an American city. Thankfully, God stopped him, but you won&rsquo;t hear such news from the liberal media!</span></p>
<p><strong>5) Obama&rsquo;s Charleston Nuclear Attack Averted</strong></p>
<p>Likely Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum spoke to a South Carolina activist last week who was convinced that Obama, whom she called a &ldquo;communist dictator,&rdquo; &ldquo;<a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rick-santorum-tells-wild-conspiracy-theorist-tyrant-obama-destroying-america">tried to blow up a nuke in Charleston a few months ago</a>.&rdquo; While Santorum didn&rsquo;t directly respond to the nuke accusation, he did take offense to the activist&rsquo;s claim that he didn&rsquo;t do enough to stop Obama&rsquo;s executive actions on immigration.</p>
<p>Santorum told her that Obama is a &ldquo;tyrant&rdquo; and agreed that congressional Republicans showed a &ldquo;complete lack of leadership&rdquo; in fighting his &ldquo;dangerous&rdquo; agenda.</p>
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<p>The claim that <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/remember-time-obama-almost-nuked-charleston">Obama tried to nuke the South Carolina city</a> as part of a &ldquo;false flag&rdquo; attack goes back to <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-03-19/whoa-if-true-obama-s-secret-plan-to-nuke-charleston-south-carolina"> &ldquo;InfoWars&rdquo; host Alex Jones and an obscure website called the <em>European Union Times</em> </a> (EUT), neither of which are exactly credible sources. The EUT has quite the record of posting&nbsp;<a href="http://www.snopes.com/politics/conspiracy/radicalchange.asp">fantastical</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.snopes.com/politics/conspiracy/fukushima.asp">stories</a>, and the Southern Poverty Law Center <a href="http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/12/16/racist-skinheads-wife-behind-european-news-website/">reports</a> that &ldquo;the EUT was created in October and is registered to the wife of a racist skinhead gang member who was involved in a bizarre stabbing incident&rdquo; in 2009 during a Holocaust-denial conference.</p>
<p>Another right-wing promulgator of the claim, Jim Garrow, even took to Jones&rsquo; show to allege that <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/remember-time-obama-almost-nuked-charleston">God stopped Obama&rsquo;s nuclear attack</a>.</p>
<p>But as Wonkette wryly <a href="http://wonkette.com/532306/we-are-all-going-to-feel-pretty-stupid-when-barack-obama-really-does-nuke-charleston-south-carolina">observed</a>, &ldquo;we are all going to feel pretty stupid when Barack Obama really does nuke Charleston.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>4) Gays Causing Persecution, Destruction And Drought</strong></p>
<p>&ldquo;There is persecution afoot,&rdquo; Sandy Rios of the American Family Association said yesterday, warning a group of conservative pastors that they &ldquo;<a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/sandy-rios-you-must-prepare-martyrdom-if-gay-marriage-becomes-legal">must prepare for martyrdom</a>&rdquo; as a result of the success of gay rights advocates in the U.S.</p>
<p>Rios was channeling a long line of Religious Right activists who believe that gay people are bent on persecuting Christians, such as Pat Robertson, who recently claimed that gay rights advocates are <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/pat-robertson-stopping-lgbt-discrimination-nail-coffin-america-s-morality"> attempting to destroy the U.S. Constitution</a>, or Rick Scarborough, who predicted that <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rick-scarborough-congressmen-back-plan-go-jail-defy-gay-marriage">Christians will be thrown in jail</a> following a potential Supreme Court decision striking down bans on same-sex marriage.</p>
<p>Radio host Rick Wiles knows another threat of gay rights: drought. Wiles told his &ldquo;Trunews&rdquo; audience on Wednesday that the California drought is <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rick-wiles-homosexuality-and-abortion-rights-caused-california-drought"> God&rsquo;s punishment for homosexuality, abortion rights and the wicked media</a>:</p>
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<p><strong>3) Glitter Bomb Attack!</strong></p>
<p>In another case of right-wing activists claiming to face severe persecution, LifeNews.com recently sent out a fundraising email with the ominous title, &ldquo;<a href="http://wonkette.com/580230/anti-abortion-group-vows-to-rebuild-after-tragic-glitter-bombing">URGENT! Our office was bombed, we need your help</a>.&rdquo; The anti-choice outlet told its readers that it had come under a devastating attack&hellip; from &ldquo;glitter bombs.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Yes, apparently a group called &ldquo;Glitter Bombs for Choice&rdquo; has sent the website&rsquo;s office &ldquo;insulting,&rdquo; &ldquo;intimidating&rdquo; and &ldquo;threatening&rdquo; letters which contain glitter that &ldquo;goes everywhere and makes a huge mess.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Please help LifeNews today continue our battle against abortion and the culture of death,&rdquo; the group urged, calling the glitter bombs evidence that &ldquo;the pro-abortion side knows LifeNews is effective!&rdquo;</p>
<p>As Jezebel <a href="http://jezebel.com/anti-abortion-website-whines-about-being-bombed-with-1692192950">points out</a>, having to clean up glitter from the floor is nothing compared to the threats abortion doctors and clinics have faced every day for decades.</p>
<p><strong>2) America Becoming A &lsquo;Single Party State&rsquo;</strong></p>
<p>Another Republican politician is embracing the far-right claim that the only reason President Obama and Democratic elected officials want to pursue immigration reform is so they can&nbsp;<a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/steve-king-immigrants-will-erode-law-further-voting-democratic">destroy</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/lamar-smith-democrats-want-immigration-action-because-theyre-banking-new-votes">the</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/louie-gohmert-obama-bringing-central-american-immigrants-vote-illegally-democrats">Republican</a> <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/alipac-immigrant-3rd-world-invaders-will-create-one-party-system">Party</a>.</p>
<p>Rep. John Fleming, R-La., warned this week on a radio show <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/congressman-obama-executive-action-conspiracy-to-make-americ#.yrmbOed2o">first spotted by BuzzFeed</a> that Democrats are using immigrants, who he says are coming to America to &ldquo;enjoy free healthcare&rdquo; and &ldquo;enjoy welfare,&rdquo; as part of a &ldquo;grand plan for the Democrat [sic] Party to make this nation into a single party state.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Democratic officials, the congressman said, are trying to make it easier to commit voter fraud and will rely on the support of immigrants who are ineligible to vote: &ldquo;We know they come from cultures that look to government for solutions and so the Democrat [sic] Party knows this and they know that if they can&rsquo;t win elections using American citizens, this is a good way to go around that.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>1) &lsquo;I Wish I Could Just Kill Some Of These Cops&rsquo;</strong></p>
<p>In case you needed further proof that conservative activist James O&rsquo;Keefe is not the great muckraker that Fox News makes him out to be, a former staffer for O&rsquo;Keefe&rsquo;s group has come forward with emails regarding an O&rsquo;Keefe scheme to deceptively portray people attending &ldquo;Black Lives Matter&rdquo; demonstrations as supporters of violence against police officers.</p>
<p>The scheme would play into claims from&nbsp;<a href="http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/03/12/conservative-media-blame-obama-holder-for-shoot/202881">the</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/03/fox-friends-links-holder-to-ferguson-police-shootings-203905.html">conservative</a> <a href="http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2015/03/12/congratulations_to_barack_obama_and_eric_holder_ferguson_is_on_fire_again">media</a> that the Obama administration is encouraging attacks on the police.&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.6363620758057px;">According to the ex-staffer, O&rsquo;Keefe wanted undercover operatives to goad protesters into making statements endorsing the murder of policemen, </span><a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/james-okeefe-kill-cops-script" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.6363620758057px;">using scripts first posted on Talking Points Memo</a><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.6363620758057px;">:</span></p>
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As a minority and a Muslim, I know what it's like when the police treat me unfairly. They have even searched my little daughter's body. Can you believe that? Do you know what it's like to have your rights violated because of the color of your skin or because of your name? -PAUSE-<br />
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Sometimes, I wish I could just kill some of these cops. Don't you just wish we could have one of the cops right here in the middle of our group? -PAUSE-<br />
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What would you do if we could get Officer Pantoleo (who killed Eric Garner) right here in this crowd? What would you do to him?</blockquote>
<p>Seeing that O&rsquo;Keefe&rsquo;s <a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/03/07/report-james-okeefe-to-pay-100k-settlement-to-f/192958">other</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-atlas/fake-acorn-pimp-pleads-gu_b_591708.html">discredited</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/04/07/texas-special-prosecutors-james-okeefe-video-a/198786">and</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/05/21/the-deceptive-edits-in-james-okeefes-fracking-h/199414">deceptive</a> <a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/10/06/james-okeefe-brings-his-dishonest-doctored-vide/201026">efforts</a> haven&rsquo;t seemed to harm his image in conservative circles, we wonder how they will react to this attempt to incite violence against the police.</p>
Brian TashmanBlack Lives MatterC4James O&#039;KeefeJohn FlemingLifeNews.comParanoia-RamaRick Santorum Rick WilesSandy Rios Fighting the Right52446Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:15:26 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Round-Up - 3/18/15http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-round-31815
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<ul> <li> <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/carson-operative-tweets?utm_term=4ldqpia#.teq1O70gEw">Andrew Kaczynski @ BuzzFeed</a>: Ben Carson Operative Deletes Tweets Telling Obama To &ldquo;Bend Over Bitch,&rdquo; Among Others.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.salon.com/2015/03/18/i_wish_i_could_kill_some_of_these_cops_james_okeefes_plan_to_infiltrate_anti_police_protesters/">Joanna Rothkopf @ Salon</a>: &ldquo;I wish I could kill some of these cops&rdquo;: James O&rsquo;Keefe allegedly fired an employee for refusing to incite anti-police violence.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/illinois-kirk-suggests-dems-are-defending-slavery">Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog</a>: Illinois&rsquo; Kirk suggests Dems are defending slavery.</li> <p> <li> <a href="https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/marriage-mess-okla-bill-tries-but-fails-to-remove-the-state-from-the">Sarah Jones @ Wall of Separation</a>: Marriage Mess: Okla. Bill Tries But Fails To Remove The State From The Wedding Business.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://rhrealitycheck.org/rj-court-watch/rj-court-watch-real-agenda-behind-religious-liberty-bills/">Jessica Mason Pieklo & Imani Gandy @ RH Reality Check</a>: The Real Agenda Behind &lsquo;Religious Liberty&rsquo; Bills.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/warrenthrockmorton/2015/03/18/come-hear-the-most-recognized-christian-historian-in-america/">Warren Throckmorton</a>: Come Hear the Most Recognized Christian Historian in America.</li></ul>
Kyle MantylaBen CarsonJames O&#039;KeefeRound-Updaivd barton52341Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:34:06 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Round-Up - 12/9/14http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-round-12914-0
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<ul> <li> <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/fox-melts-down-after-torture-report-the-united-states-of-america-is-awesome-we-are-awesome/">David Edwards @ Raw Story</a>: Fox melts down after torture report: &lsquo;The United States of America is awesome, we are awesome!&rsquo;</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.mediaite.com/online/conservatives-think-dems-are-releasing-torture-report-to-distract-from-gruber-testimony/">Evan McMurry @ Mediaite</a>: Conservatives Think Dems Are Releasing Torture Report to Distract from Gruber Testimony.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/12/09/new-creationist-billboard-campaign-aimed-at-our-intolerant-liberal-friends/">Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist</a>: New Creationist Billboard Campaign Aimed at "Our Intolerant Liberal Friends."</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/12/09/james_okeefes_victim_farce_a_con_artists_vile_new_attempt_to_raise_cash/">Heather Digby Parton @ Salon</a>: James O&rsquo;Keefe&rsquo;s &ldquo;victim&rdquo; farce: A con artist&rsquo;s vile new attempt to raise cash. </li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.goodasyou.org/good_as_you/2014/12/another-former-ex-gay-activist-repents.html">Jeremy Hooper</a>: Another former 'ex-gay' activist repents.</li></ul>Kyle MantylaJames O&#039;KeefeKen HamRound-Up49237Tue, 09 Dec 2014 17:33:01 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Round-Up - 8/11/14http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-round-81114
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<ul> <li> <a href="http://www.goodasyou.org/good_as_you/2014/08/two-gop-governors-gaily-canoodle-brothers-who-equate-homosexuality-with-satan-no-homo.html">Jeremy Hooper</a>: GOP governors gaily canoodle brothers who equate homosexuality with satan; no homo.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/11/reality-tv-star-josh-duggar-warns-conservative-christians-of-obamas-gay-friendly-agenda/">Scott Kaufman @ Raw Story</a>: Reality TV star Josh Duggar warns conservative Christians of Obama&rsquo;s gay-friendly agenda.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/dorsey/sarah-palins-weirdest-argument-ever#10rhnsh">Dorsey Shaw @ BuzzFeed</a>: Sarah Palin&rsquo;s Weirdest Argument Ever.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.alan.com/2014/08/09/watch-war-on-whites-congressman-says-republicans-dont-categorize-people-by-race/">Alan Colmes</a>: &lsquo;War On Whites&rsquo; Congressman Says Republicans &lsquo;Don&rsquo;t Categorize People By Race.&rsquo;</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.mediaite.com/online/james-okeefe-snuck-across-the-u-s-mexico-border-wearing-an-osama-bin-laden-mask/">Matt Wilstein @ Mediaite</a>: James O&rsquo;Keefe Snuck Across the U.S.-Mexico Border Wearing an Osama bin Laden Mask.</li></ul>
Kyle MantylaJames O&#039;KeefeRound-UpSarah Palin 47915Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:32:17 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Round-Up - 5/22/14http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-round-52214
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<ul> <li> <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/22/inside-a-hollywood-hit-job-how-james-o-keefe-tried-and-tried-to-sting-his-latest-victim.html">Caitlin Dickson @ The Daily Beast</a>: Inside a Hollywood Hit Job: How Sting Artist James O&rsquo;Keefe Tried to Set His Latest Trap &ndash; And Got Stung Himself.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chris-mcdaniel-mark-mayfield-richard-sager">Daniel Strauss @ TPM</a>: McDaniel: 'Constitutional Clayton' Conspirators Should Be Prosecuted To Full Extent Of Law.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2014/05/22/3440116/rick-santorum-no-longer-wants-to-talk-about-the-gays/">Igor Volsky @ Think Progress</a>: Pennsylvania Just Legalized Same Sex Marriage And Rick Santorum Has Nothing To Say.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.towleroad.com/2014/05/indiana-gop-debating-whether-to-bring-back-party-platform-supporting-traditional-marriage.html">Kyler Geoffroy @ Towleroad</a>: Indiana GOP Debating Whether to Bring Back Party Platform Supporting &lsquo;Traditional&rsquo; Marriage.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2014/05/22/joe_garcia_and_the_derp_gap.html">David Weigel</a>: Joe Garcia and the Derp Gap.</li></ul>Kyle MantylaClayton KellyJames O&#039;KeefeRound-Up46959Thu, 22 May 2014 16:35:19 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Round-Up - 4/8/14http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-round-4814
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<ul> <li> <a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/04/07/texas-special-prosecutors-james-okeefe-video-a/198786">Ben Dimiero @ Media Matters</a>: Texas Special Prosecutors: James O'Keefe Video "A Canard And Political Disinformation."</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/republicans-new-obamacare-reality-no-repeal-without-replace">Sahil Kapur @ TPM</a>: Republicans Warn Of New Obamacare Reality: No Repeal Without Alternative.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.goodasyou.org/good_as_you/2014/04/adfs-kellie-fiedorek-opposing-lgbt-equality-is-just-like-what-rosa-parks-did.html">Jeremy Hooper</a>: ADF's Kellie Fiedorek: Opposing LGBT equality is just like what Rosa Parks did.</li> <p> <li> <a href="https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/dishonest-dialogue-religious-right-tells-pastors-to-preach-politics-at">Simon Brown @ Wall of Separation</a>: Dishonest Dialogue: Religious Right Tells Pastors To Preach Politics At Texas Gathering.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/08/attorney-general-mocks-louie-gohmert-at-hearing-good-luck-with-your-asparagus/">Travis Gettys @ Raw Story</a>: Attorney general mocks Louie Gohmert at hearing: &lsquo;Good luck with your asparagus.&rsquo;</li></ul>Kyle MantylaJames O&#039;KeefeKellie FiedorekLouie Gohmert Round-Up46425Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:33:51 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Round-Up - 3/7/14http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-round-3714
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<li>
<a href="http://www.politicalresearch.org/2014/03/07/guest-post-right-wing-evangelicals-in-uganda-telling-the-whole-story/">Peter Montgomery @ Political Research Associates</a>: Right-wing Evangelicals In Uganda: Telling The Whole Story.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marge-baker/debo-adegbile-and-the-tox_b_4922062.html">Marge Baker @ Huffington Post</a>: Debo Adegbile and the Toxic Influence of Big Money.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/republican-war-civil-rights-laws">Adam Serwer @ MSNBC</a>: The Republican war on civil rights laws.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/03/michelle_rhee_s_studentsfirst_education_policy_is_becoming_a_new_source.html">Rachel Baye @ Slate</a>: Why Michelle Rhee Is Giving Millions to Conservatives in Dozens of States.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="http://gawker.com/james-okeefe-employs-a-convicted-felon-1538633934">Liz Farkas & Matthew Phelan @ Gawker</a>: James O&rsquo;Keefe Employs a Convicted Felon.</li>
</ul>
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<li>
<a href="http://www.salon.com/2014/03/07/texas_miracle_turns_out_to_involve_taxing_the_poor_to_help_the_rich_get_richer/">Alex Pareene @ Salon</a>: The 'Texas Miracle' fraud.</li>
</ul>
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<a href="http://splcenter.org/blog/2014/03/07/frc-hot-mic-boykin-jokes-about-jews-says-obama-supports-al-qaeda-sends-them-subliminal-messages/">Josh Glasstetter @ Hatewatch</a>: FRC Hot Mic: Boykin Jokes about Jews, Says Obama Supports Al Qaeda, Sends Them Subliminal Messages.</li>
</ul>
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<a href="http://www.goodasyou.org/good_as_you/2014/03/true-mentor-james-robison-tells-us-so-much-about-truly-anti-lgbt-mike-huckabee-cpac2014.html">Jeremy Hooper @ Good As You</a>: 'True mentor' James Robison tells us so much about truly anti-LGBT Mike Huckabee.</li>
</ul>
Brian TashmanC4James O&#039;KeefeJames RobisonJerry BoykinRound-UpDebo AdegbileFighting the Right46028Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:35:12 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Leftovers - 2/13/14http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-leftovers-21314
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<ul> <li> In a forthcoming speech, Gov. Bobby Jindal <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/jindal-to-warn-of-silent-war-on-religion-103501.html">will warn</a> that there is a "silent war" on Christianity in America: "This war is waged in our courts and in the halls of political power,&rdquo; he adds, according to the prepared remarks. &ldquo;It is pursued with grim and relentless determination by a group of like-minded elites, determined to transform the country from a land sustained by faith into a land where faith is silenced, privatized and circumscribed."</li> <p> <li> Anti-gay activists predicted a mass exodus from the Boy Scouts after the organization voted to allow gay scouts, but that <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/12/boy-scouts-shrink-6-percent-after-1-year-of-allowi/">hasn't</a> quite materialized.</li> <p> <li> James O'Keefe is <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2014/02/13/james_o_keefe_sued_for_wrongful_termination.html">being sued</a> by his former executive director.</li> <p> <li> FRC's current <a href="http://www.frc.org/prayerteam/prayer-targets-calvinism-watchmen-prayer-accord-obama-on-liberty-graham-terrorists-more">prayer targets</a>.</li> <p> <li> Finally, what on earth is Steve Deace <a href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/media/2014/02/13/victimology-media-pounces-on-story-of-gay-mizzou-player#.Uv1DoYWGfZh">talking about</a>, regarding openly gay football player Michael Sam? "[T]he Left has been dying to bring this to the sports arena for a long time because it's one of the last, true remaining meritocracies we have in America &ndash; and the Left hates meritocracies."</li></ul>
Kyle MantylaJames O&#039;KeefeLeftoversSteve DeaceBobby Jindal 45745Thu, 13 Feb 2014 17:30:20 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Round-Up - 1/28/14http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-round-12814
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<ul> <li> <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/01/harry-riley-operation-american-spring-fox-news">Tim Murphy @ Mother Jones</a>: "1.8 Million Definite Militia Members" to March on DC, Install New Government.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.towleroad.com/2014/01/virginia-governor-terry-mcauliffe-rejects-gop-call-to-defend-states-gay-marriage-ban.html">Andy Towle @ Towleroad</a>: Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe Rejects GOP Call to Defend State's Gay Marriage Ban.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/28/alex-jones-to-james-okeefe-liberal-bloggers-laugh-at-us-because-theyre-gestapo-gangsters/">Travis Gettys @ Raw Story</a>: Alex Jones to James O&rsquo;Keefe: Liberal bloggers laugh at us because they&rsquo;re &lsquo;Gestapo gangsters.&rsquo;</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/28/louisiana-abortion-rules_n_4676215.html">Laura Bassett @ Huffington Post</a>: Louisiana Changes Bizarre New Abortion Rules After People Notice Them.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.mediaite.com/tv/stewart-finds-minority-nyers-wholl-stop-being-minorities-so-hannity-will-stay/">Noah Rothman @ Mediate</a>: Stewart Finds Minority NY&rsquo;ers Who&rsquo;ll Stop Being Minorities So Hannity Will Stay.</li></ul>
Kyle MantylaJames O&#039;KeefeRound-UpSean Hannity 45549Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:35:28 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Leftovers - 11/18/13http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-leftovers-111813
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<ul> <li> Once again, David Barton <a href="http://youtu.be/Ozm1JLd6R3c?t=4m44s">insists</a> that the Constitution is
filled with quotes out of the Bible.</li> <p> <li> The World Congress of Families is <a
href="http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/1005973194.html">not happy</a> about having its meeting kicked out of the Dirksen Senate
Office Building <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/anti-gay-groups-shunned-mark-kirk-get-last-minute-help-speaker-
boehner">last week</a>.</li> <p> <li> Quote of the day from <a href="http://youtu.be/SAJi-LFtAv0?t=6m14s">Sen. Ted
Cruz</a>: "God bless James O'Keefe."</li> <p> <li> Will Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell <a
href="http://www.wavy.com/news/local/va-beach/rumors-envision-mcdonnell-at-regent-university">become the president</a> of his alma
mater, Pat Robertson's Regent University, upon leaving office?</li> <p> <li> Finally, good luck trying to understand
"Coach" Dave Daubenmire's position on bullying in his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y6m-ZuWeCo">latest
video</a>, which seems to be that bullying of adults doesn't exist, especially in football ... which it, itself, a form of organized
bullying, which is why anti-bullying advocates are trying to eliminate it.</li></ul>Kyle MantylaJames O&#039;KeefeLeftoversTed CruzDave Daubenmire David Barton Bob McDonnell44929Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:30:47 -0500James O'KeefeJames O'Keefe Says Liberals 'Using the Government' to 'Destroy' Him, Urges Conservatives to 'Get Some Balls'http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/james-o-keefe-says-liberals-using-government-destroy-him-urges-conservatives-get-some-balls
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<p>Conservative activist James O&rsquo;Keefe, who specializes in making secret video recordings and then dishonestly editing them to attack groups and people he doesn&rsquo;t like, claims that he is &ldquo;feared and hated and attacked in a very nasty way&rdquo; by liberals who &ldquo;don&rsquo;t play nice&rdquo; and want to &ldquo;destroy&rdquo; him &ldquo;using the government.&rdquo;<br />
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In an <a href="http://blog.eagleforum.org/2013/10/interview-james-okeefe-breakthrough-our.html">interview on Eagle Forum Live</a> with Phyllis Schlafly&rsquo;s niece Anne Cori this weekend, O&rsquo;Keefe lamented that his fellow conservatives are &ldquo;afraid to be effective because to be effective is to be hated.&rdquo;<br />
<br />
Asked if he had any advice for struggling activists, the ever-humble O&rsquo;Keefe responded: &ldquo;To speak frankly: Get some balls.&rdquo;</p>
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<p><strong>O&rsquo;Keefe:</strong> I think the problem with the Right, the Right &ndash; that is, the conservatives &ndash; they don&rsquo;t like blood in the water. I mean that in a figurative sense. They don&rsquo;t like shaking things up. They&rsquo;re afraid to be effective because to be effective is to be hated. One of the things that Rush Limbaugh said, I can&rsquo;t remember where he said it, but he said, &lsquo;You have to understand that when people hate you and fear you, it&rsquo;s a sign of respect. And I think it&rsquo;s impossible to be effective as a conservative without being feared and hated and attacked in a very nasty way. These people don&rsquo;t play nice, they don&rsquo;t debate you. They try to destroy you using the government.<br />
<br />
And I think people need to realize, the book &lsquo;Breakthrough&rsquo; is about what one must go through in today&rsquo;s society to speak truth to power. It&rsquo;s very different than it used to be, I think.<br />
<br />
<strong>Cori:</strong> Well, James, do you have advice for people who wilt in the face of criticism?<br />
<br />
<strong>O&rsquo;Keefe:</strong> Advice for them? To speak frankly: Get some balls.</p>
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Miranda BlueC4James O&#039;KeefeEagle Forum Fighting the Right44481Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:22:51 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Round-Up - 8/26/13http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-round-82613
<ul> <li> <a href="http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/ex-us-attorney-calls-james-okeefe-nasty-little">Eric Lach @ TPM</a>: Ex-US Attorney Calls James O&rsquo;Keefe &lsquo;A Nasty Little Cowardly Spud.&rsquo;</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/08/26/2524561/huckabee-develops-gops-alternative-obamacare-government-funds-cure-cancer/">Igor Volsky @ Think Progress</a>: Huckabee&rsquo;s Alternative To Obamacare: The GOP Should Cure Cancer.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/08/23/conspiracy_theory_links_obama_the_irs_and_the_muslim_brotherhood/">Jillian Rayfield @ Salon</a>: Conspiracy theory links Obama, the IRS and the Muslim Brotherhood.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.goodasyou.org/good_as_you/2013/08/frc-launches-clothing-line-inequality-is-the-new-black.html">Jeremy Hooper</a>: FRC launches clothing line; inequality is the new black?</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.keystonepolitics.com/2013/08/corbett-hires-birther-who-says-obamas-a-marxist-defended-a-nazi-memorabilia-dealer-and-fears-creeping-sharia-law/">Jake Sternberger @ Keystone Politics</a>: Corbett hires birther who says Obama&rsquo;s a Marxist, defended a Nazi memorabilia dealer, and fears creeping sharia law.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/meet-the-college-republican-who-took-on-the-religious-right">McKay Coppins @ BuzzFeed</a>: Meet The College Republican Who Took On The Religious Right In Alabama &mdash; And Won.</li></ul>
Kyle MantylaJames O&#039;KeefeMike Huckabee Round-UpFamily Research Council44085Mon, 26 Aug 2013 16:33:12 -0500James O'KeefeJames O'Keefe's 'Philosophy of War' Will Teach You How to Fight the 'Soft Tyranny' of Collegehttp://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/james-okeefes-philosophy-war-will-teach-you-how-fight-soft-tyranny-college
<img class="imagefield imagefield-field_teaser_astory" width="390" height="250" alt="" src="http://www.pfaw.org/sites/default/files/images/a_story_rww/james_okeefe_a.jpg?1372709194" />
<p>There are <a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/06/17/breakthrough-james-okeefe-saves-the-world/194491">serious</a> <a href="http://wonkette.com/520017/exclusively-yours-james-okeefes-13-most-delusional-passages-from-his-uncorrected-memoir-galleys">risks</a> that come with reading James O&rsquo;Keefe&rsquo;s new book <em>Breakthrough</em>, but, on the other hand, if you don&rsquo;t pick up a copy you will never learn O&rsquo;Keefe&rsquo;s &ldquo;philosophy of war.&rdquo; In an <a href="http://www.cwfa.org/content.asp?id=22391">interview</a> today with Chelsen Vicari of Concerned Women for America, O&rsquo;Keefe discusses how he became engaged in politics to combat the &ldquo;soft tyranny&rdquo; of college and the &ldquo;hostile professors and administrators&rdquo; who didn&rsquo;t appreciate his conservative views.</p>
<p>For example, O&rsquo;Keefe mocked efforts to combat racism by &ldquo;protesting&rdquo; Lucky Charms as discriminatory against Irish-Americans. But that was just the beginning of his &ldquo;David versus Goliath&rdquo; battles against &ldquo;billion dollar corporations like Planned Parenthood and ACORN.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;The book is really a field manual, it&rsquo;s a manifesto, it&rsquo;s a philosophy of war,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Keefe humbly claims.</p>
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Brian TashmanC4Chelsen VicariJames O&#039;KeefeConcerned Women for AmericaFighting the Right43543Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:10:56 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Round-Up - 6/18/13http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-round-61813
<ul> <li> <a href="http://www.pfaw.org/press-releases/2013/06/pfaw-applauds-proposed-constitutional-amendments-reverse-citizens-united">PFAW</a>: PFAW Applauds Proposed Constitutional Amendments to Reverse Citizens United.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/06/18/wsjs-taranto-dismisses-military-sexual-assault/194498">Hannah Groch-Begley @ Media Matters</a>: WSJ's Taranto Dismisses Military Sexual Assault Epidemic, Cries "War On Men."</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/06/18/19022242-what-dumbed-down-conservatism-looks-like">Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog</a>: What 'dumbed-down conservatism' looks like.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/06/okeefe-shocked-to-learn-goods-are-fungible.html">Jonathan Chait @ New York Magazine</a>: James O&rsquo;Keefe Shocked to Learn Goods Are Fungible.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/06/17/texas-congressman-masturbating-fetuses-prove-need-for-abortion-ban/">Adele M. Stan @ RH Reality Check</a>: Texas Congressman: Masturbating Fetuses Prove Need for Abortion Ban.</li></ul>
Kyle MantylaJames O&#039;KeefeRound-UpBobby Jindal 43415Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:34:20 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Round-Up - 6/17/13http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-round-61713
<ul> <li> <a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/06/17/breakthrough-james-okeefe-saves-the-world/194491">Simon Maloy @ Media Matters</a>: Breakthrough: James O'Keefe Saves The World.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/06/16/herman_cain_u_s_is_headed_towards_socialism_and_towards_communism/">Jillian Rayfield @ Salon</a>: Herman Cain: U.S. is headed &ldquo;towards socialism and towards communism.&rdquo;</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com/2013/06/16/goodbye-pams-house-blend-after-nine-years-closing-the-coffeehouse-july-1/">Pam Spaulding</a>: Goodbye Pam&rsquo;s House Blend: after nine years, closing the coffeehouse July 1.</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/06/17/19003964-remember-who-passed-the-warn-act">Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog</a>: Remember who passed the WARN Act?</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ted-cruz-praises-sarah-palin-on-fox-for-fearlessness-helped-gop-discover-a-backbone/">Noah Rothman @ Mediaite</a>: Ted Cruz Praises Sarah Palin On Fox For &lsquo;Fearlessness&rsquo;: Helped GOP Discover &lsquo;A Backbone.&rsquo;</li> <p> <li> <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/17/palin-writing-legalese-book-to-fight-the-war-on-christmas/">David Edwards @ Raw Story</a>: Palin writing &lsquo;legalese&rsquo; book to fight the &lsquo;War on Christmas.&rsquo;</li></ul>
Kyle MantylaHerman Cain James O&#039;KeefeRound-UpSarah Palin Ted Cruz43399Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:38:44 -0500James O'KeefeWhy Is Microsoft Sponsoring the Anti-Gay CPAC Conference?http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/why-microsoft-sponsoring-anti-gay-cpac-conference
<p>As we <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gays-out-racists-cpac-again">noted yesterday</a>, the American Conservative Union, which runs the annual CPAC conference, banned the gay conservative group GOProd for the second year in a row. They had previously been allowed to sponsor, and speak at, the conference. Meanwhile, CPAC has <a href="http://www.thenation.com/blog/166176/white-christian-nationalism-cpac">thrown open its doors</a> to <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/cpac-set-host-white-nationalist-leader">white</a> <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/steve-king-and-white-nationalist-cpac-panel-warn-americas-greatest-threat-its-diversity">nationalists</a> and other extremists.</p>
<p>Last year&rsquo;s CPAC featured <a href="http://www.thenation.com/blog/166176/white-christian-nationalism-cpac">three prominent white nationalists</a>, including <a href="http://www.irehr.org/issue-areas/race-racism-and-white-nationalism/item/395-alert-white-nationalist-to-speak-from-podium-at-cpac-2012">Bob Vandervoort</a>. This year, his anti-immigrant group <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gays-out-racists-cpac-again">ProEnglish</a> is supporting, and participating at, CPAC as an exhibitor. And it late February, the ACU <a href="http://www.irehr.org/issue-areas/race-racism-and-white-nationalism/item/467-alert-acu-weissberg">posted an article</a> by yet another white nationalist on its website. It begins to make you wonder.</p>
<p>As we also <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gays-out-racists-cpac-again">noted yesterday</a>, ProEnglish isn&rsquo;t the only controversial sponsor this year. There&rsquo;s also the Family Research Council, which is designated an anti-gay hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Accuracy in Media, whose director recently praised the GOProud ban and called for a CPAC panel on &ldquo;the dangers of the homosexual movement and why some of its members seem prone to violence, terror, and treason.&rdquo;</p>
<p>I could go on, but the name that really stands out among the <a href="http://conservative.org/cpac/2013/#">list of sponsors</a>, just to the right of Liberty University, is Microsoft, the gay-friendly software giant. Now, don&rsquo;t get me wrong. I&rsquo;m not saying that Microsoft shouldn&rsquo;t sponsor political events or work with both sides of the aisle. That&rsquo;s all fine by me. But CPAC, at least right now, is different.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><img alt="" src="http://www.pfaw.org/sites/default/files/images/liberty-microsoft.jpg" style="width: 440px; height: 92px;" /></p>
<p>CPAC has a segregated &ndash; <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/20/goproud-cpac-2013-log-cabin-republicans_n_2728104.html">straights-only</a> &ndash; sponsorship policy. Meanwhile it&rsquo;s taking money from, and giving a platform to, white nationalists and anti-gay extremists. Microsoft, as a mainstream and purportedly gay-friendly company that serves the general public and strives to be socially responsible, has no business bankrolling CPAC in its current form.</p>
<p>Microsoft was an exhibitor at least year&rsquo;s CPAC, and this year they&rsquo;re a co-sponsor. They also <a href="http://www.blogbash.org/2013/02/announcing-the-blog-bash-2013-venue/">hosted last year&rsquo;s CPAC Blog Bash</a> at their Washington, DC headquarters, which recognized Andrew Breitbart and James O&rsquo;Keefe, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogbash/6878224249/in/set-72157629323067471/lightbox/">seen here mugging</a> in front of the Microsoft logo:</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogbash/6878224249/in/set-72157629323067471/lightbox/"><img alt="" src="http://www.pfaw.org/sites/default/files/images/james-okeefe.jpg" style="width: 397px; height: 273px;" /></a></p>
<p>I&rsquo;ve been wondering why Microsoft would get so involved with an anti-gay, right-wing conference like CPAC. Then I read in <a href="http://www.thenation.com/blog/173364/microsoft-helps-sponsor-cpacs-anti-gay-conference">Lee Fang&rsquo;s report</a> today at <em>The Nation</em> that <a href="http://conservative.org/about-acu/board-of-directors/suhail-khan/">ACU board member Suhail Khan</a> is affiliated with Microsoft. (Khan, by the way, is the board member that the Islamophobes Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer love to hate and <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/geller-cpac-enforcing-sharia">got themselves banned</a> for attacking).</p>
<p>As it turns out, Khan isn&rsquo;t just a run-of-the-mill Microsoft employee. He&rsquo;s the <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/suhailakhan">Director of External Affairs</a> for the company&rsquo;s Washington, DC headquarters and lobbying shop (the so-called Innovation and Policy Center). He&rsquo;s clearly able to use his position to aid his extracurricular activities, so to speak.</p>
<p>It must be said that Khan has made earnest efforts to overcome intolerance, which is why Geller and company despise him. Just the same, Microsoft should think twice about following his lead on CPAC.</p>
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Josh GlasstetterAmerican Conservative Union C4James O&#039;KeefeMicrosoftSuhail KhanCPAC Fighting the Right42470Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:09:30 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Leftovers - 3/7/13http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-leftovers-3713
<ul> <li> How sad: James O'Keefe is now <a href="http://wonkette.com/505026/wonket-sexclusive-totally-blameless-crime-stopper-james-okeefe-to-pay-100000-to-acorn-criminal">$100,000 poorer</a>.</li> <p> <li> Hey Todd Starnes, maybe we "claimed" and "alleged" <a href="http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/gay-rights-activists-bully-tebow-christian-university.html">all of these things</a> because they are true.</li> <p> <li> Is anyone surprised that Samuel Rodriguez and the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference are threatening to stop supporting immigration reform <a href="http://www.christianpost.com/news/hispanics-of-faith-ask-obama-to-separate-lgbt-issues-from-immigration-reform-91083/cpt">because</a> they "refuse to budge on allowing visas for same-sex couples, due to their biblical view on marriage."</li> <p> <li> With the Supreme Court scheduled to heard Prop 8 and DOMA cases, <a href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/latest-headlines-from-the-web/2013/03/07/pray-for-supreme-courts-homosexual-marriage-decisions">now is the time to pray</a>.</li> <p> <li> Finally, "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGBFhArPBKI">CWA Celebrates Women's History Month</a>" by lumping Rosa Parks in with Phyllis Schlafly: &nbsp;</li> <p align="center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JGBFhArPBKI?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p></ul>
Kyle MantylaJames O&#039;KeefeLeftoversSamuel RodriguezConcerned Women for America42391Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:30:54 -0500James O'KeefeRight Wing Round-Up - 9/28/12http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/right-wing-round-92812
<ul> <li><a href="http://blog.pfaw.org/content/judicial-obstruction-graphic-form">Paul @&nbsp;PFAW&nbsp;Blog</a>: Judicial Obstruction in Graphic Form.</li> <p> <li><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/09/28/929671/akin-equal-pay-women/">Aviva Shen @ Think Progress</a>: GOP Senate Candidate Akin: &lsquo;Free Enterprise&rsquo; Means Being Allowed To Deny Equal Pay To Women.</li> <p> <li><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/09/28/with-dreams-from-my-real-father-have-obama-haters-hit-rock-bottom.html">Michelle Goldberg @&nbsp;The Daily Beast</a>: With &lsquo;Dreams From My Real Father,&rsquo; Have Obama Haters Hit Rock Bottom?</li> <p> <li><a href="http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/allen-west-attacks-dem-opponent-for-2003-bar">Eric Kleefeld @ TPM</a>: Allen West Attacks Dem Opponent For 2003 Bar-Fight, &lsquo;Verbal Assault&rsquo; Of Policeman.</li> <p> <li><a href="http://www.goodasyou.org/good_as_you/2012/09/frc-lies-about-the-splc-also-grass-is-green-and-water-is-wet.html">Jeremy Hooper</a>: FRC lies about the SPLC; also, grass is green and water is wet.</li> <p> <li><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/inside-the-planning-of-a-james-okeefe-sting">Rosie Gray @&nbsp;BuzzFeed</a>: Inside The Planning Of A James O'Keefe &ldquo;Sting.&rdquo;</li></ul>Kyle MantylaAllen WestJames O&#039;KeefeJudiciaryRound-UpTodd Akin 41135Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:35:35 -0500James O'KeefeSouth Carolina's Attorney General Raises Money for James O'Keefehttp://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/south-carolina-attorney-general-james-okeefe
<p>Right-wing smear artist James O&rsquo;Keefe, known for his discredited, doctored probes into <a href="http://oag.ca.gov/news/press_release?id=1888">ACORN</a>, <a href="http://blog.pfaw.org/content/james-o%E2%80%99keefe-discredited%E2%80%94again">NPR</a> and <a href="http://articles.cnn.com/2010-09-29/us/okeefe.cnn.prank_1_hannah-giles-undercover-videos-james-o-keefe?_s=PM:US">CNN</a> is now <a href="http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/susan-milligan/2012/04/11/what-james-okeefe-gets-wrong-about-voter-fraud">trying to &ldquo;prove&rdquo; the existence of massive voter fraud</a>. He held&nbsp;a&nbsp;<a href="http://www.goupstate.com/article/20120417/WIRE/120419671">fundraiser</a>&nbsp;today to support his efforts and was joined by none other than the Attorney General of South Carolina.</p>
<p>Apparently, South Carolina&rsquo;s top prosecutor, Republican Alan Wilson, has no problem aiding an activist who not only has deceptively manipulated and edited videos of his past &ldquo;stings&rdquo; but also &ldquo;received three years of probation, a fine of $1,500 and 100 hours of community service&rdquo; after <a href="http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2010/05/james_okeefe_and_friends_plead.html">pleading guilty</a> &ldquo;to entering real property belonging to the United States under false pretenses.&rdquo; O&rsquo;Keefe and his cohorts dressed up as telephone workers and tried to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/us/politics/27landrieu.html">tamper with the phones</a> of Senator Mary Landrieu&rsquo;s office.</p>
<p>Attorney General Wilson <a href="http://www.goupstate.com/article/20120417/WIRE/120419671">praised O&rsquo;Keefe</a> and criticized the Justice Department for <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/story/2012-04-10/south-carolina-voter-id/54159078/1">putting a hold on the state&rsquo;s discriminatory voter ID law</a>:</p>
<blockquote> South Carolina's top prosecutor defended the state's contested voter Identification law Tuesday at an event that doubled as a fundraiser for a conservative activist known for his undercover videos.<br />
<br />
Attorney General Alan Wilson appeared before about a dozen people Tuesday with activist James O'Keefe in Columbia, who founded the Washington-based nonprofit, Project Veritas.<br />
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<br />
O'Keefe told the gathering he intends to make more videos, in which he pledged to "actually catch voter fraud as it actually happens." "We plan to actually catch non-citizens voting," O'Keefe said, but he didn't say where or when he thought that might happen.<br />
<br />
Wilson lauded O'Keefe and criticized the Justice Department's intervention in the South Carolina case.<br />
<br />
"What the Justice Department did was deny South Carolina voters the protection of law," he said. </blockquote>Brian TashmanJames O&#039;KeefeSouth Carolina39675Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:00:50 -0500James O'Keefe